How Long to Read Dante's Golden Legend

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante's Golden Legend?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Dante's Golden Legend by Mary Alexandra Watt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

DANTE'S GOLDEN LEGEND examines how the DIVINE COMEDY absorbs and reimagines Dante's early attempts at life-writing, as well as how Dante appropriates and revises various biographical and hagiographical models, using them as vehicles for his own auto-hagiographical project. The COMEDY, Watt contends, presents not only Dante's encyclopedic vision of sacred history but also his own purpose and place within that history. In the COMEDY, just as Dante critiques the lives of others, both saints and sinners, he interprets his own life, and concludes that his is, indeed, the life of a saint, charged with a sacred mission. While there have been numerous analyses of specific autobiographical aspects of the COMEDY, they are fragmentary at best. This book, in contrast, considers how these moments, together with the prophecies woven through the poem, create an overarching narrative structure that reveals Dante's own hagiographical significance, addressing a surprising void in the criticism.

How long is Dante's Golden Legend?

Dante's Golden Legend by Mary Alexandra Watt is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dante's Golden Legend Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Dante's Golden Legend aloud.

What Reading Level is Dante's Golden Legend?

Dante's Golden Legend is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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